Catherine Klapperich

Bio

Dr. Klapperich is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. She holds appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in the Division of Materials Science and Engineering. She is also the Scientific Director of the DAMP Lab (www.damplab.org). Dr. Klapperich has built an internationally recognized research program in point of care diagnostics for infectious disease. She has published pre-clinical proof of concept papers for several of these technologies focused on screening for human papilloma virus (HPV), testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, and HIV viral load monitoring. All of these applications are imperative to improving women’s health. In 2020, the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 outbreak shifted the focus of the Klapperich Lab to testing and developing high throughput molecular modalities for COVID-19. Today she combines her interests in diagnosing STIs with tissue engineering approaches to study the tissues of the female reproductive system. www.bu.edu/klapperich